Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 6.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 6.81 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 6.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.04 million, in 1994.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 127th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3.04 million | — |
| 1995 | 3.21 million | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 3.15 million | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 3.32 million | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 3.50 million | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 3.62 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.80 million | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 4.02 million | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 4.20 million | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 4.41 million | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 4.61 million | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 4.52 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.68 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.50 million | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 4.33 million | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 4.31 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.45 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.89 million | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 4.98 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.96 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.08 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.26 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 5.35 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.54 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.71 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.83 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.97 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 6.19 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 6.55 million | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.76 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 6.81 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.31 million | 3.04 million | 3.62 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.34 million | 3.80 million | 4.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.21 million | 4.45 million | 5.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 million | 5.97 million | 6.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 6.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 million in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release